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ARTICLE · 24 AUGUST 2018

Simplified Business Permit Regime

ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
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The business permit regime has been simplified for certain professional activities covered by the Law of 2 September 2011 regulating access to the professions of craftsman, trader, industrialist...

LuxembourgCorporate/Commercial Law
Léon Gloden
Léon Gloden
Nathalie Prüm-Carré
Nathalie Prüm-Carré
Philippe Hoffmann
Philippe Hoffmann

The business permit regime has been simplified for certain professional activities covered by the Law of 2 September 2011 regulating access to the professions of craftsman, trader, industrialist and certain liberal professions, as amended (hereafter, the "Law"). The changes made thereto by the amending Law of 18 July 2018 (published on 26 July 2018) came into force on Monday 30 July 2018.

The most significant changes are the following:

  1. The specific permit relating to large-scale retail stores ("grandes surfaces") has been abolished, which translates into a less administrative burden for initiating this type of project.

    Indeed, former Article 35 (which has now been repealed) provided for the need for a specific permit for any creation, extension, takeover, transfer or change of the main commercial sector(s) of a large-scale retail store having a commercial space with a sales area exceeding 400 sq. m.

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